How Nokia N9 Changed Smartphones Forever

[@v44922]

What Nokia was and their hardwork behind designs and OS is the only reason I still love this brand. I still love the Lumia designs.

[@Arun619U1]

Me also bro

[@Sach6251]

Wish Nokia was still the leader and not the iPhone

[@afamefunaphilian5108]

Honestly speaking, Nokia was making Awesome device's ❤️

[@Sach6251]

@@afamefunaphilian5108 totally agreed. We would have had even more cool stuff rn.

[@andreabrindesi6526]

In fact iPhone isn' t..

[@Jitesh_Raut_3114]

ofcourse 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@blackhawk69100]

They have a roadmap at the moment. They seem to be doing very well with it. They are the 3rd largest vendor in UK and don’t take a genius to know who the first 2 are. They are 4th in Europe and they now have incredible growth in North America. I personally think within 2 years we will see a true premium phone from Nokia/HMD. The last 2 years have just been growth upon growth. Not small growth either but huge like increased sales of up to 200% in some regions. Honestly I think we are on the verge of seeing them once again being a dominant force in the mobile industry. Don’t forget they still have their network business which is also going from strength to strength. Major contract in the UK and now in India with Huawei being pulled in both markets.

[@SirFaceFone]

Never owned an N9 but I still have a Lumia 1020 which was heavily inspired by its design. To this day, almost ten years later, I'm still waiting for a phone maker (HMD doesn't count) that makes phone designs this good and pays attention to small design details from the symmetry of the camera cutouts to something as minute as the alignment of the microphone hole with the SIM card tray. Nokia knew how to design.

[@AbdullaZaki]

While Nokia was making design masterpiece after design masterpiece, blowing everything out of the water with imaging, Apple was getting credit. US tech media :)

[@SirFaceFone]

​@@AbdullaZaki Yep, sadly Nokia was popular in almost every country besides the US.

[@lesleyhaan116]

Apple also had amazing design the iPhone 4 and 5/5s are the most beautiful phones aver made together with the Nokia Lumia phones Nokia was only brand to make high and plastic phones that didn’t feel cheap like the Samsungs galax phones and lg phones

[@noname1884]

Lumia 1020 sim kart tepsisi ters yerleştirip bozmuştum iPhone’da bunu yapamazsın

[@adriannmartinez4134]

Does the nokia F9 app store still work and the social media apps? Do they still work and integrate into the what's going on

[@csumme7]

I still have one and in black in my desk drawer. Battery is long past gone on it so it doesn't power up at all anymore, but it was an awesome phone in its day.

[@susanchesser1778]

I think I have a battery for the N9. No idea if it still holds a charge. It has never been used.

[@apcc-lo6630]

I had one before and even before the boom of other smartphones, i believe in its hardware, design and software supremacy

[@SirFaceFone]

🧎_i believe in nokia n9 supremacy_ 🧎

[@dhuwdhuwdhuw]

I think the most underrated thing about this phone is 1 GB of ram.

[@S-1_24-25]

Most smartphones at the time only had like 512MB of ram or even 256MB

[@sleepyxboy]

@@S-1_24-25 but for smooth OS run and a lot of apps simultaneously it was more than enough for years...) Had that

[@manishthapa866]

it also has 8gb storage too in back days i dont have to buy memory card this phone

[@baxter009]

@@manishthapa866it came with 16/64gb. There was no 8gb model.

[@AmongUs-mb4qx]

Excuse me, Galaxy S2 had 1GB RAM

[@superiorgames2007]

I still wishing that Nokia HMD Global launch this design phone with Android OS and this Meego UI. Totally 🔥🔥🔥🔥. This design is timeless 😍 My dream phone 💙

[@susanchesser1778]

Agree. Meego was great.

[@iqbalsalikminhaz]

If Nokia releases N9 with stock Android or Nokia OS (if possible), this will give a huge competition to the market leaders.

[@athulps2129]

I had a Nokia N9 and i can say for sure that it was an awesome experience

[@ahmseb]

I share with you the feeling that Nokia N9 is the best phone I ever own and it's OS is still miles ahead of even modern mobile OS's

[@ihaveacoolhat1]

Nokia wrote its own obituary. They completely ignored the market they could have dominated had they reacted earlier, when their name still meant something. I loved (And still do) love those old Nokia devices. I recall Symbian used to work well, but it was glaringly obvious when using it where its roots were; Psion's EPOC32 software. That's what it always was, and no amount of shiny UIs could have sorted that out, and I think Nokia knew that and were looking for a way out even during the Symbian era; namely with the N9 and N900, both Linux-based, because I think they could see what Google and Apple were doing and knew it would end up being the future. I think Stephen Elop was dealt a shit set of cards and did what he had to; bring Microsoft in. More to the point, the HMD devices can't hold a candle to the design flair Nokia had during their zenith. I don't find myself WANTING one like I lusted after an E90 or N95.

[@AbdullaZaki]

Sounds about right to me :)

[@Iisakki3000]

I used to be so proud that the best phones I existence came from my country. It was so sad to seem them die because they, like many other big companies that end up dying, became too comfortable and let everyone else pass them.

[@LEIFanevret]

Self titulated Nokia bosses destroyed the company big time! Inspite of intelligent staff/personell telling those so called bosses the truth of the market of phones Nokias problem was the software not the hardware! As we all know! Not getting on the android wagon in time! Killed the brand! Meego and Linux too wiped the floor too! With the old obsolite symbian and comparing nokias with ericsson nokias were simple to use ericsson had more advanced software in them! A bit harder to figure out, this information comes from a former work mate whos dad was an ericsson phone designer system worker and ericsson had even their own symbian version and even warned nokia in time to get rid off symbian! But it was like talking to a wall!? Yees!

[@PongiPlaysGames]

Glad to see that you're getting sponsors Abdullah. Absolutely here for it!

[@asadfarraj]

Does it really matter? Squarespace is like Raid Shadow: Legends - throw money at anything and everything they see, just to get their name out and about.

[@rkvrakav]

Thanks for speaking my mind Abdulla... I wish people actually know what Nokia is capable of doing and have been doing. There were few more things which many companies brag now a days, which were initially done by Nokia in around 2012-14. This will be a hard activity but a video on Lumia Refocus camera app, which enhanced the use the potential of single lens in terms of Portraits, basis such features Pixel actually hyped their entire brand itself

[@ayazhj]

I still remember my first smartphone the mighty Nokia N9. I wanted to grab an N8 but fortunately, it was short at the time of my purchase. So ultimately I bought the legend. The smooth gestures, the notification screen, and the camera, the av output, every department of the N9 were superb.

[@Vantud391]

Never tired of seeing this phone. Must get one someday.

[@FathurRahman-tl8vq]

I had this phone back in 2013, and it was a really great experience with it. Years after the iPhone X came out with Swipe, I'm so proud to have owned a Nokia N9. and to this day I still admire the Nokia N9 according to the explanation in your video

[@muzinka2c987]

Nokia x30 is finally step in right direction with respect to design....nokia was first in so many cases 1. Always on displays 2. Uni body design with 2.5D glass 3. Proper dark modes both on N9 and Lumia phones 4. Storage sense and data sense in windows phones 5. Much better personal assistant (Cortana) 6. People's Hub where u would recieve all social media messages in one place 7. Nokia Music app in symbian and Windows devices was outstanding 8. Lumia Camera came with so many feature like motion blurr which pixel is bringing now and everyone is talking about it 9. Live tiles in windows phones which inspired live widgets of today

[@darkerm76]

Wow this UI still looks so much batter than many Android skins of today. This is why I love Nokia.

[@ZaryanUrRehman]

in my opinion MeeGo should have been the os to run on Windows phones because as great as Windows mobile was it couldn't have the maturity meego had (due to being old maybe) and nokia had more potential to build an app eco system on meego than it ever had on windows As for dark mode, google's dark mode is an eye sore (i never used ios so can't comment on that)

[@amaljoe367]

Google's 'grey mode' 😐

[@susanchesser1778]

I know. It frustrates me the decisions that were made. They didn't listen to the customers and folded when Apple did anything new.

[@aronnepiperno]

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[@ZaryanUrRehman]

@@aronnepiperno i am glad

[@manishthapa866]

nokia n9 run on symbian operating system

[@REOsama]

I owned a Nokia X7 and to this day it is my favorite phone by far, the most beautiful piece of technology I ever owned. I also remember wanting the N9 so bad but I had no money

[@AbdullaZaki]

The X7 was beautiful too. Not many people owned it, so its a unique phone

[@MubashirAR]

Caught me off guard with the smooth transition into the ad 😁

[@GFourGadget]

My favourite apps icon design ever! They were ahead of their times.

[@naughtychoudhary663]

Wish one day Nokia came with meego os ... .....

[@brydcsd]

I used and owned the Nokia Lumia 800, which was the Windows brother of the Meego based N9. Everyone turned heads when they saw it and was amazed by its hardware and camera back in the day. After 2 months, it was picked from my pocket while at a congested and crowded metro in Manila. Hehehe.

[@sleepyxboy]

Windows phone it's a catastrophe that happened to nokia. If not this wrong choice, we probably could see nokia phones in way different perspective than it is now.

[@michaelianmacalalad8745]

Watching with my NOKIA N9 today😊 Almost a decade when I got this phone and till it's smooth to use ..

[@Iisakki3000]

Easily the most beautiful smartphone ever made. Looks and feels premium even though it's made from palastic. This design with a modern edge to edge display would be amazing.

[@sleepyxboy]

I have this one. Now my main phone is google pixel, but this 'double tap to unlock' immediately reminds me where it came from)) A lot of stuff in Android 11 I have seen in Meego years ago(some kind of course)

[@jimipane2013]

I use to own this phone a few times. i remember the white version was the 64gb storage version. i still think that N9 was the best phone ever produced by any smartphone maker. i think meego os is still the best os i've ever used. i wish somebody could bring N9 back with new improved meego harmattan os. damn i missed the era so much. i missed meego, symbian, windows mobile, sailfish, palm, linux...

[@thegunnersfan00]

Would be great if Nokia would remake an N9 today with android.

[@susanchesser1778]

Oooh ... I still find old photos that I took with the N9. They are so much better than today's iphone.

[@AbdullaZaki]

I still remember how nice the software on the camera was for its time. Still looks modern even today!

[@susanchesser1778]

@@AbdullaZaki I remember taking a step backward after I took a picture of a Froot Loops cereal box. It was incredible.

[@ReinoldFZ]

What I love is that this design invites to hold the smartphone, it has personality. Smartphones today, except the foldable ones, honestly are slabs that cannot be used without cases and seem made more for stands than human hands. I got a Samsung S20 FE just because it has bezels and a polycarbonate back so I can use it without case to be honest is very boring to see.

[@SirFaceFone]

My only issue with it is the corners were sharp AF when it's pressed against your palms, but the pain was worth it just for that gorgeous design alone lol

[@AbdullaZaki]

I completely agree. The way the N9 sits in the hand is magnificent. :)

[@shaan7]

@@AbdullaZaki Yup! Although I was a bit sad that you held it in two hands when showing gestures in this video. It doesn't do it justice 😅

[@rajeshraghavan2248]

I still have my Nokia N8. Best phone nokia created in terms of camera which is a 12mp carl Ziess along with a xenon flash, 3.5G network, breathing light, radio fm transmitter, aluminium chasis, camera physical shutter. It was THE BEST NOKIA EVER CREATED

[@bj0urne]

Man, the N9's software was beautiful as hell

[@JayasimhaMangipudi]

4:16 I used the Nokia N8 it was my first phone (Black) and it is also a very good phone.

[@moasic64tile53]

3:57 أروع أغاني سبيس تون 💚

[@throyworld8993]

The beauty of n9.

[@ajrpai]

I bought one from Aliexpress, only to relive my time spent in the past with this phone, now that most of the stuff don’t work except calls & sms, i use this for playing old games & using it as my dumb phone during times when i want to disconnect from the current online world. Glad to have folks like you who see things the way i do. Only thought is what if, this had prevailed…

[@mulahasan8195]

It took google upto october 2022 to finally bring amoled dark backgrounds to youtube, wish they did it earlier

[@KofiMurphy1]

After watching this video, I feel like using N9 right now. Watching from Ghana 😅🇬🇭

[@koushik6762]

I love Nokia i use Nokia. I remember that my Frist phone was Nokia N73 and then i use many Nokia phone. Currently i use Nokia XR205G and Nokia 2660 Flip. I am from India

[@ShashankMore]

You are absolutely right and on point about every aspect bro.

[@chiragpatil3772]

Leica Litz Phone 1 is inspired by Nokia's fabula design language.

[@xsetiadi]

still my favorite smartphone. use it for one year before it broken. and im very like this device. but still, i really want to try n950 hehe

[@Samfichier]

Thanks for the video. I have it from only few years ago and I agree that it's an amazing device 🤩

[@NikMan987]

This is the best looking and most inovative phone ever. MeeGo and Ovi should be further evolved.

[@Red.Rabbit.]

You could tell me this is a modern budget/dumb phone and I would totally believe you and still compliment it

[@rechceltoledo8226]

Since childhood, I really loved NOKIA

[@takamina1079]

If HMD Global can bring the same emotions with Lumia-like designs along with perfect product, software and Camera is great, Lumia will be seen again in a new form.

[@SirFaceFone]

BIG _if_. It's been 5 years and we're still waiting.

[@ShenEnYu]

lumia's colourful design was good, they should bring back those design, they should also bring back the e7

[@refala7964]

I thought my new Galaxy Note 9 looks cooler than all other relatively new phones, but the Nokia N9 looks even better, wow! I wonder why I didn't run into the N9 back in the day, probably because it lacks a physical keyboard (I still need a physical keyboard, therefore the BB KeyONe is my daily driver, though swype writing with the Note 9's spen stylus isn't too bad either). The design and size of the N9 looks just right!

[@PeteS_1994]

It still looks modern

[@rph_redacted]

Had a C6-01 and N8 , both were amazing phones

[@basualuri1098]

Still it’s impossible to deny the fact that the iPhone’s release sparked off all these out of the world phones 🎉

[@jbaroli]

I still own this phone, and loved it, despite lack of apps and support, but years ago, when I wanted to power it up to check saved data, refused to even charge (not a problem from the USB pin). I did some research and apparently it still needs some power from the battery (not the charger) to be able to boot up. I´d have to charge the battery someway to later be able to complete charge from the USB port. Too much work :D

[@Alxasaurus]

To this day, there is nothing quite like Nokia's Fabula design, and I adore the design. I wonder why.

[@revmatugas386]

i miss my n9, it's still with me but it's stuck on boot loop :(

[@samuelnoha490]

Innovation is rare these days!

[@slimjimson]

Someday Nokia will be back on top of the game. 💯

[@nikbooster1]

4:43 true😂😂 nokia lumai 920 glance screen app was the best one

[@tracerhax]

Just can't forget this phone no matter how far the technology goes... I now use Sony Xperia.... Something in Sony reminds me of my N9.... Wish they continued...

[@papatolitsmymariaysabelle4062]

Its hard to tell but till now still love my nokia e71,the wifi connection is still great.

[@higherpower254]

I strongly believe that the lumia with stock Android would've put iPhones out of business

[@rafathali1999]

My dream phone ❤

[@jamesmapletoft4541]

The best phone I ever owned. I still have it, but currently use an iPhone X which is the closest “modern” phone. How I wish that there was an upgrade for the N9. A shame that swordfish never got up and going properly. ☹️

[@JamesPaulTomboc]

If only Nokia continued working on Maemo/Meego, they'll be a formidable force that breaks the Android/iOS duopoly.

[@saw0man]

Don't forget PALM PRE with Web OS, it brings many features that inspired today phones

[@applemagsafe]

3:18 You should make videos in 60 FPS, so we can experience the smoothness of the smartphone on our screen

[@POLONDO]

🤤The most beautiful design. Teaches design masterclass to many, even today. Especially today! I still have the lumia 800. It used the same body but with windows phone (and without front camera) ...my precious Muchas gracias por el video🥰

[@abdultoyibsodikin2398]

Old but gold, sad but the truth. I never own one but I always have the desire to have one in my possession.

[@amjadshaleh2652]

yes it was amazing phone, i get the blue one i did have a good time using it

[@yamsh3911]

Amazing video Man. Love Nokia.

[@SuperShynobi]

great telephone nokia. He suffered people's stupidity for apps unfortunately😢

[@Bd_23]

Still this Nokia phone is faster than my new one. I like the app opening animation of this Nokia phone. I think it was the fastest phone in that time. But still it's not too bad.

[@mrpikachu3154]

My dream phone back then

[@FabioRaitz]

I remember Nokia CEO hijacking N9 launch event by teasing the first Lumia (with Windows Phone 8). Nokia/We got robbed of what Meego OS could've been.

[@calvee1100]

I want a modern version of this phone!!! Love it!

[@Cable-Tie]

I wish Nokia had stuck on the Meego OS and developed it more. It would've been incredible with a Linux based open source OS with potentially easier way to adapt to Android Apps and native apps alike. Nokia was, is and will always be the G.O.A.T

[@babayaga3241]

I want this processor again

[@ggdfggdfgdffgfddg34]

Can you compare how Raw photos stretch in Nokia 9 and iPhone 14? Underexpose and try to stretch the shadows of who has more?

[@yogeshkawchat4151]

can I get this Nokia N9 today.. this best phone from Nokia

[@vibhachauhan7121]

Lumia also was amazing, the colours were so catchy !!

[@solises3643]

I wish I could still buy a phone with white bezels. I think it looks so cute

[@prakhar9473]

Now I remember when I first saw always on display ever on a phone, it was Nokia.

[@kingfisher_imperialist]

Still remember having NFC in symbian powered phone

[@thenormalone6753]

I remember having this plus some version of the MacBook Air and it was the perfect tech combo out there at the time for me. Both devices were so versatile and clean

[@mark_u]

This was once my dream phone. Sad Nokia had to ditch this one in favor of the Lumia phones

[@happyd6145]

THE SMARTPHONE WORLD SHOULD BE THANKFUL TO NOKIA.

[@sagarpednekar7960]

Almost all similar features were also available in my mid range lumia 720 including fat boy pillow charging AKA wireless charging...which current android and iphone users brag about...and i taunt them...that its way to old technology to use for a nokia user...lol...and exactly what was appreciated but not bragged by nokia users was Double tap wake up, Glance look AKA always on display, Pure Black display and my god i miss in todays phones is A Single Dedicated Camera Button with a Soft Touch to focus feature...way too ahead of its time . . . . btw, I still have my Lumia 720 in working condition and m gonna keep it coz it a precious masterpiece. Hope u make a video on glory of Lumia 720

[@startingbark0356]

Well the note 3 was capable to wirelessly charge aswell and its from the same time, you can swap the back cover for a wireless charging one

[@sagarpednekar7960]

@@startingbark0356 with more than double the price of Lumia 720

[@alihejazi2060]

Good morning, great review as usual 👍

[@jimmyaxelsson1312]

There N9.. Was created for future thats why The People not understand how Great it really was... Most People are werry cloosed minded.. They dont understand or even give it a try.. When you get The Nokia in your hand it feels 100%qualitee.. The weight.. Screen..the ios... So fast to change screen.. I used my 2.years.. Whitout screen protection.. In work.. In daily use.. In rain.... Never stop.... Not one scratch on the phone... It was solid.. I save my black Nokia... Sometimes i take it out just to feel The sleek body... And day dream 😉👍... The Linux based ios was superb... A mix of Android and iPhone.. But faster and better.. I read The old enginers of Nokia still work whit The ios and do uppgrades.. I whis they come back and blow Android and iPhone away... I think they could work togheter whit huaweii.. Do some deal.... I use P30 Pro today it remind a little about Nokias qualitee.. Keep up The good work boys 🙏🧙‍♂️

[@dericksilva281]

Back then... When Nokia was a thing, and used to be the most innovative cellphones company... Like the first to introduce and yet the only one that automatically enables and disables Bluetooth when not in use or after single use.

[@saddam182]

I think if nokia developing smartphone that using meego OS, rather than windows phone OS. I think nokia will be survive today, fighting with iOS and android

[@prakharsingh9721]

I love the way you are telling about N9 i was big fan of this phone i wish if i can also use and buy n9 now anyone pls help 😢

[@jasonbournexX44]

1 thing I really love to this phone is "TRUE MULTITASKING".

[@state2282]

Hay bro. How many hours of battery backup do you currently get from your nokia n9? Are you satisfied with the battery backup you get

[@kacpernawrowski2185]

if nokia would add more popular apps to the nokia store and if they tried to add features to symbian in 2011/2012 then nokia would still be the leader of the smartphones :/

[@realmoner]

Great phone. I still have mine in my drawer. Nokia ditching Meego was there biggest mistake. Now all there phones are boring

[@FirdausF3]

I got the lumia 800 instead of this phone because nokia wasn't going to support meego OS for long. If that wasn't the case, I definitely would've bought the N9 instead. It was so beautiful with an interesting UI, and still modern looking to this day.

[@SirFaceFone]

The Lumia 800 itself wouldn't receive much support either.

[@FirdausF3]

@@SirFaceFone Oh yeah. Stuck at windows phone 7. I didn't use it for too long either 😔

[@jackkraken3888]

This Nokia was the first to have always on display. Me:"meh" It was also the first to have double tap to wake. Me:"Holdup"

[@James-he6dv]

How much is Nokia Lumia 1020 today (2022)??

[@Sach6251]

If you notice the Galaxy Note 9 has the same design as the Nokia N9.

[@Sach6251]

And by same design I mean, just look at the front. Just the note 9 is bigger.

[@AbdullaZaki]

And S22 ultra :)